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In a recent study, researchers analyzed ways to lower the male sperm count. Male contraceptives are gaining interest from a number of scientists, who believe they hold promise for being safe, effective and, in fact, reversible, if researched and attempted.

The New York Department of Parks and Recreation is auctioning off 'urban-camping' spots in many city parks. Put in an application Wednesday for a chance to camp out in your favorite city oasis.

Scientists are in a race to develop a male birth control pill that can become a new contraceptive alternative to condoms.

A housekeeper publicly stated details to Newsweek on Sunday regarding the sexual assault attack by former International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a New York City hotel room.

An autopsy on British singer Amy Winehouse, who was found dead at the weekend, will be carried out Monday, police said, as her parents thanked well-wishers at a makeshift shrine outside the 27-year-old's north London home.

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation employes the latest medical simulation technology to improve patient safety outcomes in the city's public hospitals.

President Barack Obama said the federal government should not stand in the way of any state that chooses to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. According to a new poll released last week, over half of all Americans support the White House position.

A new internet-based political party might give competition to the established Republican and Democratic political parties in the U.S.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser in the Manhattan sex assault case, the 32-year-old Guinean woman, has come out in public trying to cement the faltering case against the former IMF chief.

Iran has accused the U.S. and Israel for the assassination of an Iranian scientist on Saturday amid growing concerns of Iranian nuclear advancements.

The New York hotel maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her said in an interview published on Newsweek's website on Sunday that he appeared as a "crazy man" and attacked her when she entered his room.

Stocks slipped while the Swiss franc rose and gold hit a record high on Monday as hopes for a political deal to avert a U.S. default began to fade, though investors were mostly seeking to protect their portfolios with no signs of panic selling.

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Wedding fever hit New York on Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up to be married on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal in the state.

His campaign is taking time to take off and seeing some personnel shake-ups

While a brutal heat wave persists, the National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings for wide areas of the central and eastern United States. Parts of New York’s electrical network failed and water usage had soared up to 50 percent higher than normal in New York as triple-digit temperatures combined with humidity forced everyone to try to keep cool.

A top North Korea diplomat will visit New York this week to explore resuming six-country nuclear negotiations that ended in 2008 when North Korea walk out of talks.

The Alaskan Pollock widely used in fast-food fish sandwiches will now be used to neutralize toxic lead in residential yards, reports the New York Times.

Kitty Lambert, 54, and Cheryle Rudd, 53, from Buffalo, New York became the state’s first legally-wed same-sex couple on Saturday, with traditional honeymoon capital Niagara Falls as the backdrop for the historic event.

One of the most egregious examples of this is a Web site simply called “When will Amy Winehouse Die?”?

The heat wave across parts the Midwest and East Coast continues on Thursday.